Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar was based on 1932 Bengali novel, Aparajito. Apart from a submission for Oscars, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and several international awards.

Apur Sansar (1959): Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar was based on 1932 Bengali novel, Aparajito. Apart from a submission for Oscars, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and several international awards.

Apur Sansar (1959): Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar was based on 1932 Bengali novel, Aparajito. Apart from a submission for Oscars, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and several international awards.

One of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation, Madhumati was directed by Bimal Roy, and had Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala in the lead roles. The movie was one of the most commercially successful and influential films of the year.

Madhumati (1958): One of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation, Madhumati was directed by Bimal Roy, and had Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala in the lead roles. The movie was one of the most commercially successful and influential films of the year.

Madhumati (1958): One of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation, Madhumati was directed by Bimal Roy, and had Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala in the lead roles. The movie was one of the most commercially successful and influential films of the year.

A classic of Indian cinema, Mother India was a path-breaking film of its time. Nargis as Radha is a poor villager who fights all odds to raise her two sons. She is the epitome of justice and a mother god like figure in her village. In the end, staying true to her cause, she kills her evil son so justice can prevail.

Mother India (1957): A classic of Indian cinema, Mother India was a path-breaking film of its time. Nargis as Radha is a poor villager who fights all odds to raise her two sons. She is the epitome of justice and a mother god like figure in her village. In the end, staying true to her cause, she kills her evil son so justice can prevail.

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Mother India (1957): A classic of Indian cinema, Mother India was a path-breaking film of its time. Nargis as Radha is a poor villager who fights all odds to raise her two sons. She is the epitome of justice and a mother god like figure in her village. In the end, staying true to her cause, she kills her evil son so justice can prevail.